Improvement in miter-machine



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'.ILhe Schedule referred `to in these Letters Patent and making paxt of the same.

vI, FRANCIS `GAMER Jonas, oi' the Parish of Ona i l chita, in the State of Louisiana, have invented a cer-v tain. Improved Apparatuspor Machine for ,Sawing bcveland right-angle Lines, of which the following lis a specification.

My invention relates to a means for sawing timber either straight across, or at any required angle to its axis n orlength, without previously marking the saine, andZ wit-hout the `fatigue' that is iiicidentto sawing by hand,vv

in the ordinary` w-ay, whatever may be tliepositioii of the stick of timber to be sawed and It may be said, iii general terms, to consist of an adjustableclanip, to secure the apparat-us to the timb'er to be sawed, a dial or indicating-plate, on which lines are inscribed for adjusting the saw oii`tl'ie line required, and a rotating traine thatis. piv'oted to the center `of the dial-plate Vwhich carries the saw, and the i guides,aud gearing 'for the same, as wellas a crank, to

give motion to the 4saw through the agency ot' the The especial object designed :to bef accomplished by .my invention is to make it easyv andy practicable to sawoiI thefupperenlls of'v piles for rai-lroad-tressels,

y forbridges, wharves, and tlielike, whatever may be the use to which they are to be put, either on au exact horizontal line, or at any angle.thereto ..that'the exigency ofthe occasion may require,or to make tenons on the tops of such piles, after they have been driven into the ground, neither ofvwhich objects can now be at'- tained with anything like accuracy, norwithout great expense, because of the fact that there isno existing `mode of doingiit except by haiid,\which necessarily n entails on the operator so constrained and fatiguing a position Whilst he is sawing, that it is alikeV impossible forliim to control the saw, so as to keep it upon any given line, or to cont-inne the work, without frequent resting spells. `".lliis will be'at once understood when it is remembered that, as a general thing, the man wlioisaws oft' the'tops of piles must stand ona ladder or some other equally inconvenient support in order to-'do it, andl that the position of his arin whilek `driving the saw is about vthe most awkward to which But, whilst the above is the primary object of niy invention, itlmay be appliedto the sawing of timber inr workshops, andeverywhere, no matter what position it may occupy, with large economic results. i

'A reference tothe `accompanying drawing will very `quickly disclose the nature-of my in ven tioi1,.i`ts sim# plicity and importance; 4

`A Aare the -two sides of a strong clamp, A being l supported on-the two arms a a', which are strongly securedto A, in such manner that it may be moved on said arms by means of a clampingfscrew bolt, B, and

be `made thereby to clamp the Yapparatus fast to any piece of timber at any point along the length of the across. i

The part A of the clamp extends suihciently beyond the part A', at one of its ends, to be secured irmly toa circular disk or plate, C, by any suitable means, substantially asshown on the drawing. This disk is inscribed with lines, as shown, one of which is at right anglesv to the axis of the clamp, and the others at angles gradually widening therefrom, as shown. These lines are marked by proper figures, to'indicate the angle occupied h v each, as, for e5:- arnple, 50,100, and so on.

A central aperture through the disk C affords a ineans'for securing upon it a frame, D, through the agency of apin or bolt, b, whilst a segmental or curved "slot, E, and a clamping thumb-screw, c, constitute a means for holding the frame D firml y iii any given position on the said disk.

The frame D isjust rwidev enough to extendl over the edge ofthe disk G sufficiently to permit a crossc'ut saw, F, with its frame or handles, d, to move freely without touching the disk in `the operation of `the machine, substantially as shown.

Near' the `outside of ther frame D, a longitudinal opening, G,`is provided', on" the sides of -ivlii'ch slides gare secured, as shown.

Jaws f f', which are so constructed as to extend lover the side of the frame D, and to terminate in ver-V tical sleevc-recipients, h h', for the handles dof the saw, are fitted on the slides g, and kept in parallel reoperator may gently press on the saw with his left' hand, whenever a pressure is requisite Vto make ittake, as must always be the case when the saw occu- 'pies a horizontal position with respect to theY plane of its blade.

Motion is imparted to the sa'w by means of a crank, l, a shaft, 2, bevel pinions 3 and 4, a shaft, 5, a crank,

6, and aipitrnan, 7, arranged and secured on the frame D, substantially as shown on the drawings.

In the practical application of my invention to use, theclainp is put ou the-stick of timber to be sawed, so as to bring 4the saw onA the line at which it is to v of the lines on the indicatingdisk 0,011 whatever t l line the cut is to be made, and is tirmly ixed ou that line by means of the thumb-screw c. The operator has now only to turn the crank 1 to put the saw in motion, and eut the stick, either entirely through, or to any givenpoint, at his pleasure. If the stick of timber occupy a vertical position or an upright one, although not exactly vertical, it will be necessary to press slightly on the bar i to vmake it cnt, but in al1 'posi-i tions where the Weight of the saw falls in the direction of the out, no pressure is needed. The pressure can be applied Wit-h the left hand, whilst the crank isr turned with the right.

My apparatus may be made of any size, and may,

hence, be used to saw timber ot the largest size equally as of the smallest. I

What I claim is- A clamp, consisting of the side pieces A. A', crossbars auf, and screw-bolt B, in combinationwith the indieating-disk 0, the frame D, when the latter is mounted with a 'cross-cut saw, F, and its adjnncts, as herein speciiied, and the said saw is driven by the gearing consisting-'of the parts l 2 3 4 5 6 7, and allthe parts are constructed, arranged with respect to each other, and operate as herein described, for tlie purpose set forth.

F. C. JONES.

Witnesses:

RUFUS R. RHODES. EMILE H. LEVY. 

